At their June meeting the Perry School Board discussed the need for an additional elementary gymnasium. 

Perry Superintendent Clark Wicks says the elementary school has been offering one physical education session every six days for a student. Wicks says for other classes they are offered two sessions including art and music in six days. 

“We feel that those are important as well as the physical activity as well as learning a number of different lifelong skills. In order to do that, we need another gym so that there can be one class in one gym, one class in the other. The other thing that I’ve learned in Perry is that we have a shortage of gym space.”

Wicks tells Raccoon Valley Radio the additional gym could be used during the day as well as for activities that occur after school hours. 

“It would be utilized a great deal and it is at this point a desire, there is a need, now we need to work out the finances.

Wicks says the item will be further discussed at future board meetings.